235 East 45th Street New York, New York 10017 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: A & E Television Networks, a joint venture of The Hearst Corporation, ABC, Inc., and NBC, is an award-wining, international media company offering consumers a diverse communications environment including television programming, magazine publishing, web sites, music and home videos, as well as supporting nationwide initiati…
5 West Third Street Coudersport, Pennsylvania 16915 U.S.A. The largest cable operator in western New York and one of the largest in the United States, Adelphia Communications Corp. owns, manages, and operates cable television systems in mid-sized markets and suburban areas where non-cable reception is weak. During the mid-1990s, Adelphia served more than 1.5 million subscribers in a 12-state area…
Bertramstrasse 8 D-60320 Frankfurt am Main Germany Company Perspectives: As institutions under public law, ARD's state-owned broadcasting stations are independent of government control; their sole obligation is to serve the public. Within the dual broadcasting system (nonprofit public and commercial private broadcasting), their task is providing the German public with information, education and e…
1-1-1 Roppongi Minato-ku, Tokyo 106 Japan The Asahi National Broadcasting Company, or TV Asahi, as it is more commonly known, is one of Japan's largest national television networks. TV Asahi's largest shareholders are the Asahi Shimbun newspaper; Toei, a television and movie production house; and Obunsha, a publishing company. Because Japanese broadcasting laws prevent the dominant cross-ownershi…
3033 Riviera Drive, Suite 200 Naples, Florida 34103 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We live by the credo that we are a local broadcaster, serving the needs of people and advertisers in large and small communities. However, by our sheer size, we acknowledge that BBGI is also a national broadcaster involved with important issues, trends and developments across the country. Based in Naples, Florida, Be…
Broadcast House, 55 North 300 West Salt Lake City, Utah 84110-1160 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Bonneville International Corporation is a values-driven company composed of values-driven people making a difference through mass communications. We make a difference by serving and improving individuals, families, communities, and society through quality entertainment, information, news, and values-or…
Broadcasting House London, W1A 1AA England Company Perspectives: We promise: to provide something for everyone; to be fair, accurate and impartial; to provide value for money; to improve access to BBC services; to be accountable and responsive. The British Broadcasting Corporation Ltd. (BBC) is the largest public sector media company in the world. Affectionately known as "Auntie" or simply "the B…
6 Centaurs Business Park Grant Way Isleworth, Greater London TW7 5QD England With nearly 6.5 million subscribers by mid-1997, world-leading satellite television provider British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc, better known as BSkyB, has captured the attention of England and Ireland's television-viewing audience. Beaming from leased transponders on the Astra satellites, BSkyB's mix of some 40 "channel…
6 Centaurs Business Park Grant Way Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 5QD United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Our overall objective is to increase our revenues by growing our subscriber numbers. And to increase subscriber numbers, we strive to improve the service we deliver by enhancing the quality and diversity of our programming and ancillary services. With nearly 17 million viewers, digital satellite t…
85-89, quai André Citroën 75015 Paris Cedex 15 France With nearly 14 million subscribers across Europe and Africa, Canal Plus ranks as one of the world's premiere subscription-based television providers. In addition to its Canal? pay-TV service, with operations in France, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Spain, until early 2000 the company held a nearly 70 percent stake in CanalSatellite, the Frenc…
30 Leicester Square London WC2H 7LA United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Capital Radio is the UK's leading radio group. It is our intention to build on our strengths and to embrace digital technology, which we believe will offer significant growth opportunities, as well as establishing a leading Internet presence. London-based Capital Radio plc is one of the United Kingdom's leading radio and med…
51 West 52nd Street New York, New York 10019 U.S.A. The world's second oldest broadcasting network, CBS Corporation provides television programs to more than 200 affiliate stations in the United States. CBS Corporation was the name taken by Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1997 after its 1995 acquisition of CBS Inc. Between 1995 and 1997, Westinghouse completed $25 billion in deals, including…
51 West 52nd Street New York, New York 10019 U.S.A. The world's second oldest broadcasting network, CBS Television Network (formerly CBS Corporation) was acquired by Viacom Inc. in 2000. The network provides television programs (including such hits as Survivor, 60 Minutes, and Everybody Loves Raymond) to more than 200 affiliate stations in the United States, including 20 stations owned by Viacom.…
PO Box HM66, Clarendon House 2, Church Street Hamilton Bermuda Company Perspectives: Central European Media Enterprises operates the leading group of TV networks and stations across Central and Eastern Europe. Today, CME and its partners operate six stations in four countries, and are market leaders in every one of them, with news and information programming at the heart of each operation. Centra…
Central House Broad Street Birmingham B1 2JP England Since 1993, Central Independent Television has been an operating unit of one of Great Britain's largest broadcast television and video companies, Carlton Communications plc. Central was ranked third among the nation's independent television (ITV) broadcasters when it received a £760 million (US$1.1 billion) takeover bid from number-two Carlton…
50 Locust Ave. New Canaan, Connecticut 06840 U.S.A. Century Communications Corp. is a major provider of cable television services in the United States. Through its subsidiary, Century Cable, the corporation served more than 900,000 subscribers in the United States and Puerto Rico in 1993. Centennial Cellular Corp., the company's publicly traded cellular telephone venture, served 76,000 subscriber…
433 E. Las Colinas Blvd., Ste. 1130 Irving, Texas 75039 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Company's strategy is to secure leading clusters of radio stations in the largest markets in the United States. Consolidation of radio station ownership accelerated dramatically following the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 in February of that year. The 1996 Act amended the Communications Act of…
12444 Powerscourt Drive, Suite 100 St. Louis, Missouri 63131 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Imagine a time when television, computers, the Internet and telecommunications converge, and the world of entertainment and information come into the home and the workplace through a single cable wire. The vision is here. We offer a full range of traditional cable television services and are launching digita…
7201 West Lake Mead Boulevard City Center West Las Vegas, Nevada 89128 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission is to build station clusters that provide a leading market share, cost efficiencies and the critical mass to better compete with other forms of media. Operating prominent station groups allows us to attract and retain talented local management teams, on-air personalities and sales perso…
200 Concord Plaza, Suite 600 San Antonio, Texas 78216 U.S.A. A fast-growing, diversified media company, Clear Channel Communications, Inc., operates nearly 200 radio stations and roughly 20 television stations in 39 markets in the United States. The company acquired the bulk of its broadcasting properties following the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which lifted restrictions on national radio st…
The Pilot House Lewis Wharf Boston, Massachusetts 02110 United States Continental Cablevision is a leader in the cable television industry and is renowned for its enlightened community relations practices and its commitment to customer service. Consequently, Continental Cablevision has enjoyed greater success than most cable providers when negotiating for new franchises. The notion of paying to r…
901 E. Street, NW Washington, D.C., 20004 U.S.A. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting distributes government money to public television and radio stations and to organizations that create programming for them. While nearly all of its funding comes from Congress, it is not a government agency. During the 1960s, during a period of intense scrutiny and criticism of television, a report by the Car…
111 East Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 2700 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Cumulus is dedicated to providing choices to both listeners and advertisers. We develop and manage each Cumulus station as its own brand with its own programming content and personality, its own inventory of radio spots, and its own pricing levels. Each station has its own team of on-air talent to serve l…
7700 Wisconsin Avenue Bethesda, Maryland 20814 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Discovery Communications, Inc. is the leading global real world media and entertainment company, creating the highest quality content and services to help people explore their world and satisfy their curiosity. Discovery Communications, Inc. (DCI) is a leading player in the global cable television market. The company oper…
5670 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90036 U.S.A. E! Entertainment Television Inc. is one of the fastest growing cable companies in the United States. The company's circulation jumped to 31.2 million subscribers in just a little more than five years, a phenomenal increase in the cable television industry, especially considering the fact that cable TV is already saturated. With an aggre…
5701 South Santa Fe Drive Littleton, Colorado 80120 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Positioned as a single, convenient source for equipment distribution, sales, installation, service and programming distribution, EchoStar Communications Corporation is widely recognized in the communications industry for its research and development activities. The company and its subsidiaries deliver direct broadcas…
5817 Old Leeds Road Irondale, Alabama 35210-2198 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Eternal Word Television Network is dedicated to the advancement of truth as defined by the magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church. The mission of the Eternal Word Television Network is to serve the orthodox belief and teaching of the Church as proclaimed by the Supreme Pontiff and his predecessors. The goal of the Ete…
10960 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90024 U.S.A. A leading broadcaster to a global audience, Fox Family Worldwide, Inc. is a family-oriented entertainment company that develops, acquires, produces, broadcasts, and distributes television programming and motion pictures. Originally the Fox Children's Network, which debuted in 1990, Fox Family Worldwide blossomed into a multifaceted, br…
Stornoway House 13 Cleveland Row London SW1A 1GG United Kingdom Granada Group PLC is a leading U.K. player in media and hospitality. The company's media operations include broadcast licenses in London and northern England for the Independent Television Network; a television production unit that is the largest commercial television production company in the United Kingdom (the state-owned British …
767 Third Avenue, 34th Floor New York, New York 10017 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: In every market where it produces news, Granite is determined to be the leading provider of local news, weather and sports information. Granite takes a highly aggressive approach to station management and consistently achieves some of the best operating results in the industry. Granite Broadcasting Corporation, bas…
126 N. Washington St. Albany, Georgia 31701 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Gray Communications Systems, Inc. owns and operates businesses in three media segments: broadcasting, publishing and paging. Gray's broadcasting division includes seven network-affiliated television stations in medium size markets in the southeastern United States, of which six are ranked number one in their respective marke…
3102 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 215 Dallas, Texas 75219 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our strategy is to own and program top performing Spanish-language radio stations, principally in the 15 largest Spanish-language radio markets in the United States. Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation (HBC) is the largest Spanish-language radio broadcasting company in the United States. As of mid-2000 it owned and pro…
3415 University Avenue St. Paul Minnesota 55114 U.S.A. Company Perspectives KSTP-TV Channel 5, the upper Midwest's first commercial television station, is owned by the pioneering broadcasting company Hubbard Broadcasting Inc. Channel 5 signed on the air April 27, 1948 and today remains the only locally owned locally operated broadcasting company in the Twin Cities. Eyewitness News is the station'…
190 Main Street Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 U.S.A. IDT Corporation is a leading provider of long-distance telephone access, Internet access, and global Internet telephony services. Its telecommunications activities include wholesale carrier services and prepaid calling cards. Launched as International Discount Telecommunications Corporation, the company pioneered international callback telephone…
40 West 57th Street New York, New York 10019 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Infinity seeks to maintain substantial diversity among its radio stations in many respects. The geographically wide-ranging stations serve diverse target demographics through a broad range of programming formats, such as rock, oldies, news/talk, adult contemporary, sports/talk, and country. This diversity provides advertise…
2877 Guardian Lane Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452 U.S.A. Founded in the late 1970s by televangelist and one-time presidential hopeful Pat Robertson, International Family Entertainment, Inc. (IFE) owns and operates a number of "family-oriented" entertainment companies. Its flagship operation, the Family Channel, is the fifth largest cable television network in the U.S., with over 60 million subscr…
50 East RiverCenter Boulevard 12th Floor Covington, Kentucky 41011 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our broadcast objective is to be the leader in each broadcast area we serve; the broadcaster with the best signals, the best programming and the best-managed stations. Jacor Communications, Inc., a media holding company, is the second largest radio company in the United States measured by the number of…
2-2-1 Jinnan Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-01 Japan The Japan Broadcasting Corporation, better known as NHK, is Japan's national public broadcasting network, as established under the 1950 Broadcast Law. The company is administered by a board of governors appointed by the prime minister and is supported by public fees, which are collected from viewers through a funding arrangement called "receiving fees."…
9697 East Mineral Avenue P.O. Box 3309 Englewood, Colorado 80155-3309 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Jones Intercable is committed to the extension of the human mind by delivering information, entertainment, and education to as many people as possible through the electronic pipeline of cable telecommunications. Jones Intercable, Inc. is among the ten largest cable television operators in the United…
Skeppsbron 18, Box 2094 S-103 13 Stockholm Sweden Company Perspectives: The business concept for MTG is to be the best at capitalizing on the daily contact with consumers delivered by the Group's media. This is achieved by packaging products in ways that attract the audiences that advertisers demand and for which consumers are also prepared to pay in the form of subscription fees. In addition, MT…
30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, New York 10112-0002 U.S.A. A broadcasting giant, National Broadcasting Company, Inc., through the NBC Television Network, serves more than 200 affiliate stations in the United States. During the late 1990s, NBC ranked as the number one network in the country, attracting more viewers than rivals ABC, CBS, and Fox. In the early 1990s, NBC ranked as the third network, …
635 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20001-3753 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: "We're not a radio station. It's a common misconception that NPR is a radio station, but in fact we are a supplier of programming to public radio stations that have joined NPR as members. We produce and distribute programming to more than 550 member stations nationwide via satellite. It's those stations that actu…
635 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20001-3753 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We're not a radio station. It's a common misconception that NPR is a radio station, but in fact we are a supplier of programming to public radio stations that have joined NPR as members. We produce and distribute programming to more than 550 member stations nationwide via satellite. It's those stations that actua…
5900 Princess Garden Parkway, 7th Floor Lanham, Maryland 20706 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our strategy is to expand within our existing markets and into new markets that have a significant African-American presence. Radio One, Inc. is the largest broadcasting company targeting African American audiences in the United States. The publicly traded company, based in Lanham, Maryland, owns and opera…
R.C. Luxembourg B 10.B07 45 boulevard Pierre Frieden L-1543 Kirchberg Luxembourg Company Perspectives: The combination of CLT-UFA and Pearson Television created an integrated pan-European company with successful business operations spanning television and radio broadcasting, content and online activities. The directors believe that a shared position at two key points on the value chain, distribut…
73 Kercheval Avenue Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan 48236 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We began with a few stations, great management, and a vision. Our vision was to create a company that was principled upon excellence in broadcasting. Of course we have always focused upon our operating profits, but we have never forgotten our responsibility towards excellence. Building upon that foundation, we co…
Cowcadden Glasgow G2 3PR United Kingdom Company Perspectives: We deliver a mix of information and entertainment across a range of different media. In doing so we fulfil the needs and demands of our advertisers, viewers and readers. Scottish Media Group plc is one of the largest cross-platform media companies serving Scotland. The company, formerly known as Scottish Television, has held the STV li…
1633 Broadway New York New York 10019 U.S.A. Showtime Networks, Inc. owns and operates subscription-based cable television networks Showtime, The Movie Channel, and FLIX, along with related multiplexed digital networks like Showtime Extreme, Showtime Women, and Showtime HD. The company also offers pay-per-view sports events and concerts; operates and co-owns the Sundance Channel; and has a joint …
2000 W. 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The 1990s have been exciting years for the broadcasting industry and the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 has been the single biggest catalyst for change within the television and radio industry. With even more regulatory changes predicted before the turn of the century, SBG is well equipped to meet the challe…
1221 Avenue of the Americas, 36th Floor New York, New York 10020 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Satellite radio is the future of music and audio entertainment. And SIRIUS is satellite radio. We offer over 120 channels of satellite radio: 65 devoted to commercial-free music, in almost every genre imaginable, plus 55 channels of sports, news and talk. From our futuristic studios in NYC's Rockefeller …
Torrespana-O'Donnell, 77 28007 Madrid Spain State-owned Television Española, S.A. (TVE) is one of two subsidiaries of Radiotelevision Española, Spain's largest and most important audiovisual company. Financed by advertising, TVE has two channels, TVE 1 and La 2, and an international satellite channel broadcasting in Spanish throughout the world. TVE began transmitting in 1956 as a monopoly from…
250 Lanark Avenue P.O. Box 3220, Station C Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 1E4 Canada Company Perspectives: As Canada's public broadcaster, the CBC provides services in English and in French, and is accountable to all Canadians. The CBC: tells Canadian stories reflecting the reality and the diversity of our country; informs Canadians about news and issues of relevance and interest; supports Canadian arts and…
500 South Buena Vista Street Burbank, California 91521 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Walt Disney Company's objective is to be one of the world's leading producers and providers of entertainment and information, using its portfolio of brands to differentiate its content, services and consumer products. A colossal force in the entertainment industry, The Walt Disney Company (Disney) is best know…
300 Interstate North Parkway Atlanta, Georgia 30339 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: TWC Mission: We will be the indispensable source of weather and related information that helps consumers prepare for and understand the weather and how it affects their lives. TWC Vision: To make a difference in people's lives one forecast at a time. Through cable TV, radio, and Internet operations, The Weather Chann…
2160 Gold Street Alviso, California 95002 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Founded in 1997, TiVo, a pioneer in home entertainment, created a bra nd new category of products with the development of the first digital video recorder (DVR). Today, the company continues to revolutionize the way consumers watch and access home entertainment by making TiVo the focal point of the digital living room, a cente…
One CNN Center 100 International Boulevard Atlanta, Georgia 30303 U.S.A. The history of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS), is closely tied to the personal history of its flamboyant founder, chairman, and president, Robert Edward 'Ted' Turner III. Alternately seeking and shunning media attention, Ted Turner has accumulated colorful nicknames, including 'Captain Outrageous,' 'the Mouth of the …
One CNN Center 100 International Boulevard Atlanta, Georgia 30348 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We thrive on innovation and originality--encouraging risk-taking and divergent voices. We value our customers--putting their needs and interests at the center of everything we do. We move quickly--embracing change and seizing new opportunities. We treat one another with respect--creating value by workin…
Havelock House, Ormeau Road Belfast BT7 1EB United Kingdom Company Perspectives: UTV is one of the most successful media groups in Ireland incorporating Television, Radio and New Media. Ulster Television PLC (known as the less politically sensitive UTV) is Northern Ireland's leading television broadcasting group, and one of the top television broadcasters in the entire Irish television market. UT…
Ludgate House 245 Blackfriars Road London SE1 9UY United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Our aim is to exploit fully our existing content, through established distribution channels and new media, and to invest boldly to develop new content and services to take advantage of the increased functionality of digital media. United News & Media plc (UNM) is a leading U.K.-based international media firm. A…
7140 S. Lewis Ave. Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136-5422 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Prevue Networks: To create and deploy an international, multi-channel, multi-tiered distribution network to maximize affiliate distribution and optimize spectrum space for the purpose of achieving a profit. Superstar Satellite Entertainment: Having made our mark as a leading satellite programming provider and developer of …
1999 Avenue of the Stars Suite 3050 Los Angeles, California 90067 U.S.A. Univision Communications Inc. owns and operates Univision, the leading Spanish-language television network in the United States, and Galavision, a Spanish-language cable television network. The company, in 1997, also owned and operated 21 television stations. The Univision network was providing, in addition to the company's …
9540 Washington Boulevard Culver City, California 90232 U.S.A. The second largest producer and distributor of radio programs in the United States, Westwood One, Inc. generates revenue by delivering programs to local radio stations in exchange for airtime the company sells to national advertisers. During the late 1990s Westwood supplied nationally sponsored music, news, entertainment, sports, weat…
125 Western Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02134 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: WGBH enriches people's lives through programs and services that educate, inspire, and entertain, fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of learning, and the power of diverse perspectives. WGBH Educational Foundation is an umbrella organization overseeing a number of public broadcasting properties. WGBH's properties in…
1500 Eckington Place NE Washington, D.C. 20002-2194 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: One big idea can change everything. And XM Satellite Radio is one big idea. Radio to the Power of X. America's most popular satellite radio service gives you the power to choose what you want to hear--wherever and whenever you want it. XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. broadcasts more than 120 channels of digital rad…
599 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10022 U.S.A. Young Broadcasting Inc. owns and operates 13 television stations and a television advertising sales firm, Adam Young Inc. Young Broadcasting's station properties include six affiliates of American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. (ABC), four affiliates of CBS Inc., and two affiliates of the National Broadcasting Company, Inc. (NBC). One of the comp…